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August 09, 1936

On this date: Jesse Owens ~ wins four Olympic gold medals in Berlin (Category : People)
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Comment posted by saafir on Monday, August 06, 2007 5:14 PM
I’ll never forget Owens famous quote after coming back from Berlin:
"When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus," Owens said. "I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either."

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